Free Pattern Friday - 1950's Girl's Halter and Skirt Pattern

1950’s Girl’s Halter and Skirt Pattern

I found this great pattern in a 1950's General Motors Employee Booklet. 

An easy circle skirt with halter top sundress. Great addition to any girl's summer wardrobe! To Download this pattern for personal use, Click HERE. 

FREE PATTERN FRIDAY - CULOTTE PATIO SET

Double Bed Sheet Becomes - 

Palazzo Patio Set

This creative idea was originally published in a newspaper in September 1970. West Point Pepperell’s designers came up with this idea and chose the plaid,flat double sheet.

Sheets were plain white until the late 1960’s. Many people, including my mother, used sheets for all kinds of projects. There were curtains, pillows, chair seats, even stuffed animals.

I had never seen this idea until I found this article in a bag of patterns and scraps of paper.  

To download the ingenious cutting instructions to make this ensemble, Click HERE

The Drawstring design and plenty of ease, make this suitable for sizes 8 through 14.

Courtesy of RetroMonkeys

Necklines Part III

by Mary Beth, RetroMonkeys

The necklines in this post, see the previous posts on necklines Here and Here, are all appropriate for evening wear as well as daytime looks. 

The first neckline is the Sweetheart. The Sweetheart has a  a curved bottom edge that is concave down and usually doubly scalloped to resemble the top half of a heart. Here are a few examples of the versatility of this neckline. Some are very defined and deep some are more subtle. 

                Simplicity 2219                   Vogue 7944                           Simplicity 4321         
             WeAreVintageSewing             CloesCloset                                  Sydcam             


Next is the Décolleté. A low cut V neckline in the case of the example, any revealing cut that accentuates the bust can be considered a décolleté neckline. 

               Vogue 8546                      Modes Royale 965                   Simplicity 6563
              DesignRewind                  RebeccasVintageSalon                EmSewCrazy

The Plunging Neckline is rarely seen except in evening gowns. A popular choice on the red carpet. The neckline usually extends below the bust line sometimes as low as the navel. 

                                            Vogue 1030 Badgely Mischka              Vogue 7630
                                              PeoplePackages                  ShellMakeYouFlip


Strapless tops and dresses have been a favorite over the decades. From formal dresses to a corset or bustier with jeans, the strapless bodice is timeless.

       Vogue Couturier 1113               McCall's 2304                       Simplicity 4272

            SoVintageOnEtsy                        ComeSeeComeSew                       BethTheBookLady

The first thing that enters my mind when I think of Off the Shoulder is Olivia Newton John in Grease. Of course her look in the movie is just one example of the off-shoulder neckline. 

                       McCall 7919                                  Simplicity 5289                     Butterick 8152

                SweetSorotVeasman                              RetroMonkeys                  PinkPolkaDotButton

Halters are a great summer style as well as an evening favorite. Comfortable and sexy with most having a bare back. 

               McCall's 8870                                  Simplicity 3081                         Simplicity 5349

              OmasBricaBrac                              PinkPolkaDotButton                      CloesCloset

That's it for now, Next time - Surplice, One Shoulder, Camisole, Funnel, and Gathered.